Talk about a torch passing. Two juvie fillies winners, just one happens to be six, and the other three. A greatest of all time narrowly beating the undefeated next generation -- setting the stage for her rise from princess to queen.

Hoo boy. Those mares sure know how to write a story.

Not a wholesome trottin' race, no, but a race where they sit down right on the horse! Like to see some stuck-up jockey boy sittin' on Dan Patch? Make your blood boil? Well, I should say!

Izvestia wrote:Hard angle to see, but Songbird looks a lot bigger than Beholder. I also loved the hand riding.

She's not. They looked to me to be about the same height, and Beholder is heftier while Songbird is lean.

It was a heck of a race. I almost posted here the night before last, saying thanks but mostly how I want all to come home safe. We'd been in 3 BC races, and in the two we finished best (Round Pond win and Hard Spun second), a horse died. I felt like I was jinxing so erased my post. Unfortunately, we again finish second and a horse died in the race. It casts such a pall on the good efforts.

Proud of Songbird. She needed to step up and she did. There's no shame in it taking a 4-time champion to beat her (and by only an inch at that).

I'm a long-time fan of Beholder so it's nice that she went out with a win.

Izvestia wrote:Hard angle to see, but Songbird looks a lot bigger than Beholder. I also loved the hand riding.

She's not. They looked to me to be about the same height, and Beholder is heftier while Songbird is lean.

It was a heck of a race. I almost posted here the night before last, saying thanks but mostly how I want all to come home safe. We'd been in 3 BC races, and in the two we finished best (Round Pond win and Hard Spun second), a horse died. I felt like I was jinxing so erased my post. Unfortunately, we again finish second and a horse died in the race. It casts such a pall on the good efforts.

Proud of Songbird. She needed to step up and she did. There's no shame in it taking a 4-time champion to beat her (and by only an inch at that).

I'm a long-time fan of Beholder so it's nice that she went out with a win.

I have nothing but congrats for you and Songbird. Bet she's tired today.Re: the jinx, no one died last year when Songbird won the BC Juvie fillies. I agree it is hard to celebrate when it happens though. But hopefully there will be the opportunity to celebrate again around Eclipse time